River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-24
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS.

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SPIRIT OF THE NEWS.
Standardized Reagan is now living
with his third wife and intrusts to her
supervision his not very profitable
Texas farm.
$50 live that when thy summons
comes to- attend the court, thou wilt
go as witness and not as the defend
ant.-Boston Courier.
Hot-house cucumbers are almost
ready for market, the doctors are get
ting out the old familiar remedies and
busting them of. Burlington Free
Press.
Gen. Fremont has pictuI esque pen.
In his memoirs" just out, he says cF
an Indian encountered during his
second exploration; HE was good
looking young man and as naked as a
worm
Empress Elizabeth of Austria win 90
to Amsterdam at the beginning of
March to receive for the second time
the massage cure of the famous DIR.
Metzger.
To evangelize 1,O26. 00O,O 900 heather
and Mohammedans, who are increas-
ing by natural birth at 100000 a
year, there are only about 5000 mis-
sionaries.
Flavius Josephus has been appointed
to Postmastership in Maine, and the
people are divided in opinion whether
this is a triumph of reform or of the
Concord School of Philosophy.
Philadelphians are still paying six
cent fares on their street-cars. Ii
seems Incredible that the Declaration
of Independence could ever have been
framed in Philadelphia.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is
hard at work upon new novel.
which she hopes to have ready for pub
LEGATION in the early spring. The scene
of the story is laid in and around Hol-
land Patent.
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, who is
a distinguished surgeon, has, during
his recent visit to Madrid, performed
several delicate operations. The
Prince is a brother of the Empress of
Austria-Hungary.
George KEENAN,, when he visited
Count Tolstoi, met the novelist as he
was returning from spreading compost
on poor widow field, and during the
evening that he spent at his house the
Count was busy making shoes.
After the adjournment of Congress,
the Rev. w. H. Milburn, Chaplain of
the House, will fill the pulpit of the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
Chicago, while the pastor, Dr. Alabas-
ter. seeks rest and renewed health.
The Rev Edmund barrow of Water
ford, Conn, was born in the seventh
year of this century, the seventh day of
the month, the seventh day of the week,
and in the seventh hour of the day, and
is and always has been a Seventh-Day
Baptist.
A letter from the Capital of Corea
says that the Kings Winter Palace has
been finely finished and furnished with
American furniture costing $4,000
He has also bought of the American
Trading Company little steamer at a
cost of $4,000.
Hilary Jennings and Mrs. Julia Jolly
were married few days ago at Shelby.
n. c., and at the same time and place
the bridegroom 5 son was united with
Mrs. Jolly's daughter-making alto
gether the Jolliest matrimonial event
ever celebrated in that section.
Fortune after so many knock-down
blows, has outdone all previous dis
plays of fickleness by presenting Sir
Charles Dixie with alegacy of 100000.
The fortune comes from the remnants
of the Snooke family, of which John
Snooke married Dilke's great aunt in
1904.
Lord Salisbury has purchased small
estate on the Riviera at Beaulieu. near
Monte Carlo, and he intends to build
villa on it. The ground is well wooded
and the site of the projected house,
which is on the shore of the Mediteran
can, commands an extensive and beau
tiful view
A company has been formed to
dredge the Carson River in Nevada. for |
quicksilver and amalgam. Eighteen |
miles of river-bed has been located. 1t |
is estimated that 10 per cent of the |
bullion product of the Comstock mines |
has flowed as tailings into the Carson |
River, and that at least S40,OOO,OOO |
will be recovered.
Miss Annie I. Howard. following the |
suggestion Of her father. Charles /. |
Howard of New Orleans, will begin in |
the spring the construction of a free |
public library as a memorial OF him. |
The building viii cost $4,000, and |
have capacity of 100000 volumes. |
The library will be under the charge of
the Tulane University.
There win be splendid and elabor-
ate festivities at Berlin lasting from 4
March 19 to 20, in honor OF the Emper-
or's Goth birthday anniversary The
Prince of Wales will be there, with the
Kiag of SaXony, the Regent OF Bavaria.
and Prince William of Wurtemberg. /
and possibly the Emperor Francis
Joseph and the Gar of Russia.
Mr.. Fairchild. the Assistant Secreta-
~ of the Treasury. who Is widely look
ed upon as Mr.. Manning's successor, Is
a short, stout man. with large we'll
rounded head covered with black hair,
streaked with silver. His black mus
taehe is also turning gray, and his
bright black eyes look out through
gold-rimmed glasses.